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Acute infectious disease (6)

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typhus

(Other definitions for typhus that I've seen before include "Disease found in spy hut, strangely" , "Disease causing high fever and skin rash" , "Acute, infectious fever" , "Infectious disease with fever and purple rash" , "Dangerous fever transmitted by lice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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